Tag: Education

  • Computer Science Program Opens World To Hoover High Students

    Hoover High School student Josecruz Morales sits at a computer desk. He is one of 80 students to participate in the “Hour of Code” program. | Photo By KPBS By Matthew Bowler Hoover High School student Josecruz Morales knows the importance of computer science. After learning computer coding, Morales said a whole new world opened…

  • The School District’s Plan for English Learners, in One Graphic

    By Mario Koran Parents of English-learning students showed up to the San Diego Unified school board meeting Tuesday night – angry. They felt manipulated, stepped on and ignored, they told Superintendent Cindy Marten and the school board, because of Marten’s decision late last year to cut back the teachers who supported English learners. Despite the…

  • Another Blow for English-Learning Students

    By Mario Koran It just keeps getting worse for English learners in San Diego Unified. This past summer the district started cutting a program for English learners – who already have the highest dropout rate in the district – and parents are now wondering what happened to the teachers who used to help their kids.…

  • The End of ‘Willful Defiance’ School Punishments (Sort of)

    When a child gets in trouble at Cherokee Point Elementary School, Principal Godwin Higa, talks quietly to the student to sort things out. | Photo Credit: Jane Stevens By Mario Koran On this, most school officials agree: “Willful defiance,” a kind of catch-all reason for ejecting students from class is overbroad and problematic. But for…

  • New Law Lets Community Colleges Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

    By Matthew Bowler One of the many bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law over the weekend makes it possible for some community colleges in California to offer bachelor’s degrees. The new law allows the California chancellor of community colleges to choose 15 community colleges to be the first to offer bachelor’s degrees. San Diego…